Observation pack · Carlow County Council
Garryhill , Bagenalstown , Co. Carlow
the construction of a part two-storey, part single storey dwelling, single storey domestic garage, appropriate waste water treatment system and associated percolation area, new entrance, bored well and all ancillary site works and landscaping
Observations close 8 Dec 2026 26 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 3 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 6 Jan 2027
The application
- Reference
- 2660348 · full record
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 3,700 m²
- Received
- 3 Nov 2026
- We first saw it
- 11 Nov 2026, 23:00
- Decision due
- 6 Jan 2027
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660348/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660348at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Carlow County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 8 Dec 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Carlow County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.
What the site is zoned
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
- Recorded monument × 1R145197
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660210 | Conditional | 16 Oct 2026 | 1 | 216 m | installation of an underground waste water treatment system together with all other associated site works at milltown, Garyhill, Co. Carlow |
| 2660221 | Conditional | 9 Sept 2026 | 1 | 399 m | the demolition of an existing extension and the construction of a 1-storey 3-bedroom extension, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, treatment system and all associated works to facilitate the development |
| 2660222 | Conditional | 9 Sept 2026 | 1 | 385 m | the demolition of an existing extension and the construction of a 1-storey 3-bedroom extension, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, treatment system and all associated works to facilitate the development |
| 2560190 | Conditional | 4 Nov 2025 | 1 | 216 m | to install an underground waste water treatment system together with all other associated site works |
| 2460410 | Conditional | 6 Jun 2025 | 0 | 150 m | • the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor • the strengthening of foundations at 7no. locations • shear block remedial works at 77no. locations • the strengthening of towers (i.e., member replacement) at 34no. locations • the replacement of 5.1km of earthwire • the painting of all structures • the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at structures • all associated works within the existing Kellis 220kV substation to accommodate the uprated 220kV OHL including uprating of the Great Island bay in Kellis 220kV substation • the installation of a temporary link between the Great Island – Kellis and Dunstown = Kellis 220kV OHLs to create a temporary circuit, which will include the erection of a temporary four-pole timber structure between the existing Angle Mast 191 on the Great Island- Kellis circuit and the existing Angle Mast 157 on the Dunstown – Kellis circuit • all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including vegetation clearance and management, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts/piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing, and • other temporary associated and ancillary site development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit, including construction compounds, silt traps, silt fences, vegetation clearance and management, stone tracks, ground protection mats, infrastructure crossing support systems (i.e., guard poles) and temporary watercourse crossings. Where required, an aerial catenary stringing system (ACSS) will be used to facilitate stringing operations over major obstacles, e.g., busy national roads, wide rivers, etc. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. Please see Site Notice for full development description |
| 2460323 | Conditional | 10 Mar 2025 | 1 | 176 m | to demolish existing extension and permission to erect a new extension and renovate the existing original dwelling, proposed entrance, upgrade of existing septic tank with the installation of a treatment plant and percolation area and all associated site works |
| 2360244 | Conditional | 6 Dec 2023 | 2 | 464 m | the erection of a dwelling house,garage, installation of a treatment plant and percolation area and all associated site works |
| 2360071 | Conditional | 28 Jun 2023 | 1 | 265 m | The existing development comprises the retention of domestic car garage/store. Plus, all ancillary and associated works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500382 | — | Refused | 13 Apr 2026 | 216 m |
| 314090 | — | Granted with conditions | 14 Feb 2024 | 375 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 3 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 8 Dec 2026
- 3 Nov 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Carlow County Council before relying on it.